# Michael Padilla Michael Padilla is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 14. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 14 - Serving since: 2013-01-15 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ce888eff-62f5-41c0-9114-651c43f77aba Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ce888eff-62f5-41c0-9114-651c43f77aba (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline 42% of Padilla’s statements claim credit, 2.6 times the State Senate Democrat average of 16%. ## What Padilla says (NM 2025–26 session) 365 classified statements: 365 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Padilla | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 0.8% | 10.3% | 272 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 60.0% | 42.9% | 69 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 3.4% | 81 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 42.5% | 16.1% | 10 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 21% (State Senate Democrats 2.7%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 13% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Families 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 284 donors and 233 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 95.0% (93.1%). 7 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 108 WATERSHED DISTRICT TAXES AND DIRECTORS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB108/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HJM 2 IPRA IMPLEMENTATION STUDY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJM2/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 256 DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 34 SCHOOL NURSE LICENSURE PROVISIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB34/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 43 DISABILITY & SURVIVOR PENSIONS CHANGES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB43/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 306 PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 158 PLANS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB158/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 38 WHEELCHAIR INSURANCE COVERAGE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB38/ - 2026-02-18 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/ ## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session) Sponsored 85 bills: 80 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 30.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 22 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SM 31: PERA WORK GROUP (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM31/ - SB 276: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB276/ - SB 278: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB278/ - SB 277: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB277/ - SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB241/ - HB 270: CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPRENTICE & TRAINING PGMS. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB270/ - SJR 5: NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUATION, CA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJR5/ - SB 169: COST-OF-LIVING FOR SOME RETIREES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB169/ - SB 172: TECHNOLOGY READINESS GRT CREDIT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB172/ - HB 148: PROPERTY TAX AFFIDAVITS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB148/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $55.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2114735666575868381 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2114155986504311180 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2113824995713630634 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2114064674786558160 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2113695103340740722 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2113266278748340525 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2111544383954899023 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2111237664724983847 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2110404725250429420 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenPadilla/status/2109749397982765457 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SPADI - Campaign site: http://www.votepadilla.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenPadilla - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.padilla.31 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michael.padilla.31 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpadilla1/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ce888eff-62f5-41c0-9114-651c43f77aba